George Wythe High School - Chancellor Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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Lead Toward Special Interests Test tubes, flasks, rats, beakers, telescopes, pulleys, and pigs—these are the material elements. Curiosity, determination, perseverance, and hard-work—these are the human elements. Combine these materials and qualities and they produce scientists. The Science Department has become more exciting and interesting for the students. Some tenth graders are taking a special course in physical science of- fered for the first time in Richmond. Under the patient supervision of Mrs. Gillespie, the animal room provides animals such as hamsters, rabbits, and mice for our science classes and also for other schools. Interested students have formed three small special groups that work on projects related to radio, botany, and chemis- try. With the influence of these projects and the science teachers, the school’s science program benefits those interested in this field. Mrs. Joan Sandy, B.S., Radford College Mrs. Agnes Showalter, B.S., Madison College Using the new two and one-half inch refractor telescope, Teresa Lawrence and fellow students study sunspots in motion. Rabbits and other animals in the animal room are handled gingerly by Butch Bledsoe and Andy Samans, who are in Mrs. Gillespie's fifth period biology class. J. Enroughty, J. Ownby, and J. Gormus use chemisty apparatus in lab. Administration and Departments 23

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Modern Equipment, Experiments Mr. Earl Savage, B.S., Hampden-Sydney, M.Ed., University of Virginia. Head of the Science Department Interested students watch as Bruce Noble assists Mr. Rogon in finding the density of a rock on a scale. Administration and Departments Mrs. Anne Bryant, B.S., M.A., University of Minnesota Joseph Cordle, B.S., University of Richmond Mrs. Nancy Cottrell, B.S., University of Missouri Mrs. Dorothy Daughtrey, B.S., Longwood College Mrs. Alice Gillespie, B.S., M.S., Davis and Elkins College, Uni- versity of West Vir- ginia. Leo Rogon, B.S., Guilford College Result of her experiment dealing with a hydrate, barium chloride, is calculated by Martha Gochenour assisted by Mrs. Bryant.

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Jane N. Nichols, B.A., Hollins College Mrs. Allene C. Rice, B.A., Madison College Louise Robertson, B-S., University of Virginia Mrs. Emily Tirs, Special, Russian College George Tirs, Special, Russian University Mrs. Ruby F. Tyree, B.A., Westhampton Mrs. Thelma B. Hutton, B.A., M.A., Westhampton, University of Wisconsin, 4 Head of Language Department L xh New Techniques, Change of In the friendly atmosphere of a language class each day begins with a greeting and a smile as many voices echo “Guten Tag, Fraulein,’ “Buenos dias, senorita,’ or “Bonjour, madame.” In keeping with this custom Miss Jane Nichols has initiated a novel method of presenting Spanish to new students. Without the aid of a textbook she introduces two paper dolls, Pablo and Juan, who carry on a brief conversation, familiarizing students with the language and pronunciation. Mrs. Ruby Tyree’s advanced Latin class has had a change of pace this year as they study Virgil instead of Cicero, and, as a special project, trace the journeys of Aeneas. The language laboratory, by bringing the student into direct contact with a language is also a valuable . aid in developing lan il Fascinated by a dancing senorita, Cecile Trimmer and Leila Howard . E 8 peat ski Is, as its popularity take time from studies to see one of several displays. with students testifies . 24 Administration and Departments